Inside Solaris™ 9

Chapter 13. Setting Up User Accounts

Access to a system is allowed only through user login accounts set up by the system administrator. A user account includes information that a user needs to log in and use a system—a user login name, a password, the user’s home directory, and login initialization files. User accounts can range from occasional guests needing read-only access to a few files, to regular users who need to share information between several departments.

Table 13.1 lists the methods and tools available in Solaris for adding new user accounts to the system.

Table 13.1. Adding New User Accounts

Environment	Recommended Tool	Availability ...